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Curriculum for B.Sc. Agriculture
Semester-I
Course No.		Title	Crd. Hrs.
	Agron 301	Introduction to Agriculture	4(2-4)
	AH 301	Animal Husbandry	4(3-2)
	FRW 301	Agro-Forestry	3(2-2)
	SS 301	Introductory Soil Science-I	4(3-2)
	FT 301	Introduction to Food Science	3(2-2)
	RS 301	Rural Sociology	2(2-0)
	Eng 301	Reading Comprehension and Communication Skills-I	2(2-0)
	PS 301	Pakistan Studies-I	2(2-0)
	IS 301	Islamic Studies-I OR	2(2-0)
	PS 303	Pakistan Culture	-------
			26
	( All Compulsory )

Semester-II
Course No.		Title	Crd. Hrs.
	Agron 302	Principles of Agronomy	4(2-4)
	Hort 302	Introduction to Horticulture	4(3-2)
	FRW 302	Introduction to Range and Wildlife Management	3(2-2)
	SS 302	Introductory Soil Science-II	4(2-4)
	AE 302	Introduction to Agricultural Economics	2(2-0)
	FT 302	Food Processing and Preservation	3(2-2)
	Eng 302	Reading Comprehension and Communication Skill-II	2(2-0)
	PS 302	Pakistan Studies-II	2(2-0)
	IS 302	Islamic Studies-II OR	2(2-0)
	PS 304	Islamic Culture and Civilzation in Pakistan	------
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Semester-III
Course No.		Title	Crd. Hrs.
	Agron 401	Field Crop Production-I	4(2-4)
	Hort 401	Principal Horticultural Practices	4(3-2)
	Ent 401	Introductory Entomology	4(2-4)
	PP 401	Introduction to Plant Phathogens	4(2-4)
	PBG 401	Introductory Genetics	4(3-2)
	AEE 401	Agricultural Extension Methods	4(3-2)
	ES 401	Environmental Science	3(3-0)
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Semester-IV
Course No.		Title	Crd. Hrs.
	Agron 402	Field Crop Production-II	4(2-4)
	Hort 402	Principal Horticultural Crops	3(2-2)
	Ent 402	Applied Entomology	4(2-4)
	PP 402	Introductory Plant Pathology	4(3-2)
	PBG 402	Introductory Plant Breeding	4(3-2)
	AE 402	Agricultural Economics	3(3-0)
	SS 402	Agricultural Biochemistry	4(3-2)
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Semester-V
General Courses
Course No.		Title	Crd. Hrs.
	Agron 509	Crop Water Management	3(2-2)
	FMP 501	Farm Mechanization	3(2-2)
	I & D 501	Irrigation and Drainage	3(2-2)
	Stat 501	Statistics	4(3-2)
			13
Major Courses
Agronomy
	Agron 501	Arid Zone Agriculture	2(2-0)
	Agron 503	Agro-technology of Major Field Crops	3(2-2)
	Agron 505	Field Crop Physiology-I	4(3-2)
	Agron 507	Stress Physiology	3(2-2)
			12
Entomology
	Ent 501	Insect Morphology	3(2-2)
	Ent 503	Insect Taxonomy	4(3-2)
	Ent 505	Insect Ecology		3(2-2)
	Ent 507	Urban Entomology		2(1-2)
				12
Horticulture
	Hort 501	Principles of Fruit Production		4(3-2)
	Hort 503	Principles of Vegetable Production		4(3-2)
	Hort 505	Ornamental Horticulture		3(2-2)
	Hort 507	Indoor and House Plants		3(2-2)
				14
Plant Breeding & Genetics
	PBG 501	Genetics of Crop Plants		4(3-2)
	PBG 503	Breeding of Field Crop		4(3-2)
	PBG 505	Cytogenetics		5(3-4)
				13
Soil Science
	SS 501	Physical Properties of Soil		4(3-2)
	SS 503	Chemical Properties of Soil		4(3-2)
	SS 505	Soil and Plant Analysis		4(1-6)
				12

Semester-VI
General Courses
Course No.		Title	Crd. Hrs.
	Agron 504	Fundamentals of Weed Science	4(3-2)
	Ent 510	Pest Management	4(3-2)
	AB 504	Agri-Business	3(3-0)
			11
Major Courses
Agronomy
	Agron 506	Field Crop Physiology-II	4(3-2)
	Agron 508	Crops Nutrients and Growth Regulators	3(2-2)
	Agron 510	Biological Nitrogen Fixation	3(2-2)
	Agron 512	Biological Crop Potential	3(2-2)
			13
Entomology
	Ent 502	Insect Physiology	3(2-2)
	Ent 504	Classification of adult Insects	4(3-2)
	Ent 506	Pest Forecasting and Management		4(3-2)
	Ent 508	Principles of Biological Control		2(1-2)
				13
Horticulture
	Hort 502	Production of Fruits		4(3-2)
	Hort 504	Production of Vegetable Crops		4(3-2)
	Hort 506	Landscape Plants		3(2-2)
	Hort 508	Breeding of Horticultural Plants		3(2-2)
				14
Plant Breeding & Genetics
	PBG 502	Breeding of Fibre Crops		4(2-4)
	PBG 504	Breeding of Maize and Millet		4(2-4)
	PBG 506	Breeding of Oil Seed Crops		4(2-4)
				12
Soil Science
	SS 502	Salt affected Soils and Water Quality		4(3-2)
	SS 504	Soil Fertility and Fertilizers		4(3-2)
	SS 506	Soil Genesis and Morphology		3(2-2)
				11

Semester-VII
General Courses
Course No.		Title	Crd. Hrs.
	CS 601	Computer use in Agriculture	4(2-4)
			4
Major Courses
Agronomy
	Agron 601	Seed Production and Technology	4(3-2)
	Agron 603	Agronomic Research & Scientific Writing	5(2-6)
	Agron 605	Conservation Agronomy	3(3-0)
	Agron 607	Field Crop Ecology	3(3-0)
	Agron 609	Irrigation Agronomy	3(2-2)
	Agron 611	Seminar	1(1-0)
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Entomology
	Ent 601	Agricultural Pests	4(3-2)
	Ent 603	Insecticides and their Application	3(2-2)
	Ent 605	Stored Product Entomology		2(1-2)
	Ent 607	Host Plant Resistance		3(2-2)
	Ent 609	Research and Report Writing		4(1-6)
	Ent 611	Seminar		1(1-0)
				17
Horticulture
	Hort 601	Research Methods in Horticulture		4(1-6)
	Hort 603	Vegetables and Flower Seed Production		4(3-2)
	Hort 605	Commercial Flower Production		3(2-2)
	Hort 607	Propagation and Nursery Management		3(1-4)
	Hort 609	Post-harvest Horticulture		4(3-2)
	Hort 611	Seminar		1(1-0)
				19
Plant Breeding & Genetics
	PBG 601	Breeding of Sugar Crops		4(2-4)
	PBG 603	Breeding of Cereal Crops		5(2-6)
	PBG 605	Breeding of Pulse Crops		4(2-4)
	PBG 607	Breeding of Forage Crops		3(2-2)
	PBG 609	Seminar		1(1-0)
				17
Soil Science
	SS 601	Soil Survey and Land Evaluation		3(2-2)
	SS 603	Soil and Water Conservation		4(3-2)
	SS 605	Environmental Polluation and Management		3(2-2)
	SS 607	Soil Microbiology		4(3-2)
	Math 601	Mathematics for Soil Science		3(3-0)
	SS 609	Seminar		1(1-0)
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Semester-VIII
General Courses
Course No.		Title	Crd. Hrs.
	Agri 602	Study Tours	5(0-10)
Major Courses
Agronomy
	Agron 608	Internship	18(0-36)
Entomology
	Ent 608	Internship		20(0-40)
Horticulture
	Hort 608	Internship		15(0-30)
Plant Breeding & Genetics
	PBG 608	Internship		20(0-40)
Soil Science
	SS 608	Internship		21(0-42)